The Sun. — London, England, 1809-03-23 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 21 ...-.4116 Busy Cutter, Cap tain BELL, which arrived here yesterday from Lis bon, sailed about three 'Weeks since;' the French were then within four days march of Lisbon, but in consequence of hostilities being likely to commence between France and Austria, it is said they were countermanded, and ordered to retreat to France— which order was in consequence obeyed. Intelli gence had reached Lisbon stating, that the French larmy . in Spain had received the like orders, and were all evacuating that country. Many of the inhabi tants of Lisbon had embarked, with their property, onboard vessels in the Tagus, in expe6tation that the French army would soon reach that city. Arrived the British Brig Diana, Capt. Nottrotv, laden with wine, from Oporto, bound to this Port for orders, left the former place the 23d ult. in com pany with 35 Sail, under convoy of the Adonis Cut. ter n Lieut. DUC HAN, which Ship, with the greatest plauf, the Convoy, passed up Channel last evening. When the Diana left Oporto the greatest confusion Prevailed there ; the Portuguese were 'preparing to eilligrato, gad a great number had embarked on board veisels, in the harbour, it being understood that . the-French, were within a few miles of the place. .isaiitried,the Portuguese Schooner Freda*, —, and tlie British Brig Kangarol, Mom. both . (mg , oro, place they left the 23d uft. laden with wines for ibis Port ; Sloop limy, MICHAEL, from V -Pagball; bOand to . Southampton, laden with Oats and butter; and the Sloop Lord iVelso?r, Howe, from Limerick, bound to this Port with, provisions. • Areried the Fervent Gan-brig; with a Fleet of tight Victuallers, from off Rochefort. PORTSMOUTH, MAIiCH his Majesty's Ships La Coquette on a cruize, Site!drake for Guern. leY i Undaunted to the Westward ; and the Cygnet, with the Mary Transport, LAwsoN, under charge, for Cadiz. DRAG, MARCH 22.—.—Arrived, and sailed for the .River, the Rio, Nova, MARTIN, from Grenada, and the Favourite, EVANS, from St. Kitt's. SHRIR.NRS6, MARCH e;.—The Termagant was Paid bounty, and advance. • . MARCH 22.—Came down the River Thames his Majesty's SlOop Kite, Capt. JAMES. Sailed his Majesty's Ships Monkey to Yarmouth, • and Termagant to Portsmouth. The. Nymplien has made signal for convoy to the Northward. baajosty's Ship Etna, Capt. GODFREY, for . Portam H iiiit : • GREENOCK, 2The Pox Packet,' HA MILTON, arrived here yesterday from Oporto—Sailed in co►npany with the Ariltur, OWEN, for this Port ; parted off cape Clear. ANOTuet EMII ItGO BREAKER.—The American Schooner Iliram, arrived here On Saturday, from Sa vannah, after a passage of 32 days,. with 1 97 bales of c c'tton, and 3000 reeds—spoke no vessels during the passage. COX, MARCH 1 7 .—Major-Generll's s force is rirm embarked and ready for the intended Expe dition; but we do not understand that orders for their sailing arelet communicated. No convoy has arrived for them, The whole of the Staff have pro vided themselve with horses, 'pursuant to orders to that effeet received since Monday last. 'DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY, • To the Gun.brig Urgent, for the Capture of the F.manuil, on board, on h er arr i va l i n port, and every Wednesday and Thursday after, for three months, at No. 9, New Broad. street. . ' To the Cygnet and Tartar for the capture of the Dutch Privnecr Christiana. every Tuesday anti Friday, fur three months, at No. IS t Clement's Inn. To the (.fun-brsg Rebuff; tor the capture of the Societe Ttench Privateer (the May Flower Privateer, firlite, and Ilic4gleitevritue Cutter in company), on the mil instant, at No. it , Cecil -street, and afterwards, at the diarne Several ,boats have lately been built on the River, of about :).0 tons borthen, to carry a large gun, to go into shoal water, either to protect troops, or go into the Baltic, to take Danish Privateers, An attempt is about to be made for the effetitutl destruCtion of the French Fleet in Basque loads.— , 4 considerable number of fire-ships have been pre pared for the purpose ; an immense quantity of !ockets have been put on board, and Mr. CONOHEVE s already left town to superintend the operations, ' ll3B t sanguine expectations of success are enter tained. His Majesty's brig Norm Arun& upset in a squall off Martinique on the gth of January. We regret to add, that of the whole crew, the clerk and 1 8 men only were saved. • Long before this time, Fort Bourbon must have surrendered. After the final reduftion of Martinique, it was said to be the intention of Gen. BECKWITH 10 send Sir GEORGE PREVOST with a force to reduce Guadeloupe and some corps were looked for from this country, in particular a corps of cavalry. • The coticluEt and gallantry of Sir ALEXANDER COCHRANE and of the Commander in Chief Lieut.- General B;cxwiTn, were the theme of admiration throughout both the Navy and Army; these Officers exerted tbeent,elves much, and had each of them the Most narrow escapes. The dispositions of the amok made by Gen. BECKWITH evinced the highest mili tary talent. in no part of the world have British troops acted with more galiantry. DUI CH PAPERS. PARIS, Ikl,cH 4. According to letters from Bayonne of tip 7th : inst. numerous transports of Spanish and English prison ers are passing through that town r the greatest part of the former .c.tme from : Saragossa. They are treated with the utmost humanity and • kindness.---.. The Officers, who are at liberty to walk about the town, state the following particulars of Saragossa : The troops of the line would have surrendered long ago ; they were perfealy sensible that they could not withstand the French, after the latter. had possessed themselves of part of the city ; but it did not depend upon them : they were obliged to submit to the dilates of the meanest of its inhabi tants. The Monks would have destroyed any per son who would have made mention of a wish to ca pitulate, This wish could only be uttered, when two-thirds of the city were lying in ruins. PA LA.. FOX is said to have died of an epidemic disease,which desolates the city, and has already carried off upwards of 20,000 men. Private letters from Madrid, announce the death of General SALAYAY, Grand Marshal of the Palace of his Catholic Majesty. General SEBASTIAN! is following up the success which he has attained, and the Duke of Abrantes lA. marching against Vaiencia, which is not likely to make any resistance; ,General ST. CYR commands under. the Duke. , AMSTERDAM, MARGIT 1 b.—The Council of State . held this day an extraordinary sitting, which was at- tended by all the Ministers and Members of the Council, and where the Vice-Presidetit read a Mes sage from his Majesty, stating, that his brother, the Emperor, had kindly disposed of the Grand Duchy of Berg, in favour of his son, the Prince Royal, NA-. POLRON Louis. • . . Letters twin Copenhagen state, that the Danish Ship called the Crown Prince, and commanded by Captain Tancx, has arrived safe in Batavia, and is employed there's& a guard-ship. • The last Vienna letters of the 3d inst, and thoqe from Franckfort of the 12th, do not contain any in telligence relative the war. HAGUE, MARCH 1 8.--Letters from Vieona state, that the Archduke QUARLES, in his capacity as Ge 7 neralissimo, has received more ample po‘VerS than he ever possessed, and that all the General Officers who - command - the different armies, are direeled im plicitly to obey his dire&ions in the point of leaviog Vienna for Vlllach: From Bayreuth we learn, that the garrison of the Austrian fortress of Egra ha: been considerably rein forced, and that Austrian troops have already made their appearance in the vicinity of Passau. We tire assured that not only a correspondence be tween Austria and England, for a considerable time; has been carried on by the way of Trieste, but.that also the English have of late publicly made their ap. pearance in that city. THE ARTS. THOICION has made great advances in a work which will be highly creditable to his professional charaaer. The subje6t" is interesting, and it ma naged with great sensibility as well at skill :--7-An old man, with his son and daughter, who have seen . better days, are at the door of their .fortner habita tion, alms, and are so much changed by adversity as to be forgotten by the' cing which for-f manly belonged to them, and which discovers signs, of hostility. The infantile, tenants of the Cottage are in the aa of relieving the suppliant grotipe. The whole is marked with great expression, and comes home to the bosom, TuostseN is preparing other. works for the ensuing annual display, which, though not of equal magnitude, strongly manifest. his 4611,, taste and genini. OWEN has recently finished a whole .length Por trait of the Dowager Lady BEAUMONT, mother of Sir Gao. BEAUMONT, whose taste and talents in the arts are so deservedly admired, Tins Portrait thPY be classed among, the best works of the kind that this country has ever produced.. It i 3 characterized throughout by truth, , simplicity, and grandeur, and will add Much to the high reputation of the inge nious artist. He has also finished a tine balf-leogth Portrait of Mrs. HOWLAND, sister of the Lady who is the subject of the other admirable picture. Ano 7 titer work of this artist which deserves to be men , tioned is an excellent' portrait of Mr: AUGOSTUi PIIiPPS, brother of Lord MULGRAVE ) and a well known amaigur of the arts. The:likene , is is erkaa, and the ,work is marked 'with great spirit. . , NORTHCOTE,is preparing a Portrait of Sir CII ARLES BRISBANE in the aa of storming Caracoa, which promises to be a charaaeristic and s irited work.— He has finished a:. Portrait of the :: ' hop of CA E -41 LISLE, which is painted wiiii trod;;i carness: and vigour. Iftvme, the young Caledonian artist, whose works at the British Institution we have_ noticed, is vely forward in a representation of the destruction Drury-lane Theatre, in which.the grandeur of that awful scene is displayed with powerful, etrea. He is also preparing a piaure or the well-known story of ANnaocLas and the Lion, which forciblyexhi• bits the variety of his powers, and will doubtless raise his name into considerable.repute. SINE will not bo able to finish more than one e portrait ror tne ensuing display, but it will' be a Work of prominent merit. It is a very spirited pm trait of RALPH Suat.Dobt,.Esq. a Gentleman well known in the higher circle!. 4.IIE,RICA PAPIERS. SAyANICA /I, FAB. LI ..,,After repeated remon strances, and all the possible. , preileiit measures of our Government; for vindicating' our maritime rights, and itir restoring the scattered eapitel of the mer cantile interests Of our cotintry,, by a private letter from Waahington, dated on Wednesday last, I am inforated, that the Executive arc determined tobring our affairs to. a crisis with bath Belligerents. For this 'purpose the Colleelor of this Port received in stru&ions on Saturday to charter two vessels, to be dispatched in ten days, for England. and France.-e . - They will carry the ultimatum of this Government to each, and if the just and equitable propositions are spurned at, Gala, korrida tella, will be the con sequence.—Thesee vessels will bring home our Mi nisters and Consuls from France and England.— ((New York Daily Advertiser) THE BRITISH MINISTER.—A Gentleman of high federal politics, yesterday declared that Mr. &twits had sent CUNNING'S letter, lately published, tp Bos ton for :publication. If this. faCt could be ascertain ed, would it not evidence spell' an interniethtling in the politics of the union, as would justify the Exe cutive in sending Mr.ERPtIN . R home ?--(Democra tic Press.) It is understood that the merchants of Boston . have generally determined not to comply with the embargo requisitions. Having deposited their goods in the ships and warehouses, when they had a le gal right so to do, they will not submit to any re gulationS, which: is in effeti an er post faslo law. They will neither give bonds or unload their vessels, and if the officers of the United States Attempt to, take possession, they will trust to an independent Judiciary of their own State for protelton. A letter from Washington, received at Charles ton, dated the 23d ult. says, the great opposition to the execution of the Embargo Laws,which prevails in the Eastern States, and the violent proceedings in many of the town meetings in Massachussets, will, in my opinion, induce Congress to fix on a day not very distant; on which the Embargo shall expire.— I believe a strong party is now forming for that pur pose, who propose to substitute nothing more in lieu, excepting a non-intercourse law with respet to those nations having ediCts or orders violating our neutral rights. The above is mere conjeCture, on which I cannot write with :certainty. At any rate, I think It would be advisable for our citizens to w.sit, a short time longer before they Sacrifice 'their pro duce at the low prices they pow bear. If we are meanly, to submit, throagh the means of our eastern .citisens, they ought nut to have an opportunity, in the Mean time, to prey on our citizens by specula tions-. • • Ct)NGRESS. HOUSE OE RHPHESENTAMES, JAN. 24. —The Bill, making appropriations to complete the fortiti- Cations commenced for the security of the seaport . towns and harbours of the United States, and to defray the expences oe deepening and extending to the river Mississippi, the canal of Carondelet, was passed. The bill appropriates 448,000 dollars. Mr; NICHOLAS, after some prefatory remarks, oared the folloal,ving.Resolutien, - which he incred to refer to a Committee of ,the whole t Resolved, As the opinion of this House, that the United States ought not to delay beyond the day of to repeal the Embargo Laws; and to resume, maintain, and defend the navigation a the high seas, against any nation or nations having in force Edicts, Orders, or Decrees, violating the lawful commerce and neutral rights of the United States. After a few observations from Mr. DANA, ex pressive of a wish to see a whole system, and the' objea of the preparation for war precisely defined, expressing at the same time a desire to give the sub. jeta an early consideration, the Resolution was made she order of the day for Monday next, in preference to te-days 33 to 46 . In the House of Representatives -of the United States on the 27th ult. ,1.14 r. 13.tcoN, from Altissa. .chnsetts. elfere , l the following Resoh2tion,which was referred to a Committee:— t - • Resolved,That provision ought in be made, by Livi, from and alter the day of , next, for authorising the commanders and crews of merchant vessels of the I United States, owned wholly by citizen or citizens thereof, to, oppose_ and defend against any search, restraint or seizure, which shall be attempted u p on su ch vessel; or upon any other vessel owned as aforesaid, by the commander or crew of any armed vessel, sailing under French or British colours, or atlinr, pr4tending to ati, by or under the audio. rity of the French or firitish,Governments and to repel . by force any assault or hostility which shalt be made or committed on the part of such French ,or British vessel pursOing sdeb:attempt—and to subdue • , land capture -the same, ,and to retake any : veipel owned as aigregfid wliich, may have been captured . any vessel uttler French or Brittai Ltlouta;or aCtirri,' or PriierAing to al, by or under inithority irunl the French ur British Grgernrnenm HAMBURG!! PAPERS. BANKS OP THE ELBE, MARCH 3.-At! the pubic and private advices from Austria and Southern Geri many seem to leave . no hopes of an accommodation between Austria and France, particular'y since ti►e news of a Peach between Great Britain and the Porte had reached Paris. The French Papers assume a toned irreconcilable discontent and implacability. It seems they were little prepared to hear such accounts from Turkey, consequently the movement of troops in, Fritter; and the territories of her Allies have increased, and the general opinion is, that BIJONIAPARTa, will penetrate With a large army from Italy, through D:11- matia, against Ttirkey, after having given a .ii6eiiive turn to the military operations against Austria, from the side of Tyrol and Hungary; while the us are to push for Ward from Moldavia and Wallac!ja. At fiamburgb the efreds Of the Prince of Poste' Corvo were packing.up at the Government Heine, and it is said that he only waits, an answer to, sonic Dispatches he sent by a Courier to Paris, to break up for Hanover,from - whence he is to go to Paris. Some say he is to have a cominand in the South of, Ger many ; others say he is to go Id Italy. The Dutch garrison at Hamburgh have also °Mors to bold thetifieNes renclines's to break up for Ger- many. Some persons still think that a settlement of the differences between Great Britain and Sweden on' one side, and Rtissia, Denmark, and Prussia, on, the other, may yet take place, and give birth to such a Northern Convention as will stamp the seal ()flam ing security on the different States of the North: BAVARIA, FEB. (27.—A1l ifiVaria is now covered with a deep snow. In the Tyrol the snow lies four to six feet deep, and it still snows almost im.r!- santly. Some B:tvarian regiments have received or ders to break up for the '41.1 3 others are already there. Last week a kind of general search was in , lcle throughout our Kingdom, by the police, for all ca. gabohds, suspicions persons, spies, &c. AUGOURGII, FEB, 23.—The doy before yester day the 9th French regiment of hussars, froth the neighbourhood of Frankfort, passed the Lech, near this town. Bath . the Men and horses arc very Yesterday hiS Excellency ,the Genera! of Divison Count OuniNar„, arriied at Augsburgh with his Staff; AUGSBURGII, FLB. 27.-11aron STOCONOFV, Ml/0 last Autumn-left Madrid and went to Vienna, thine to wait the lint her commands of his Monarch, viss. ed here the night between the 25th and 26th.— He is going direa to Madrid, with his legation, to resume, his post as Russian Ambassador. Yesrerdarsit not n the first column of the corps (,f OUDINOT, .co . usi , 4ting of i>ool3 grenadiers and volt geurs, entered this. town; and were immediatt ly mustered by the General of Division Count Ouot iror. It is generally,said here that this corps iS desk.: tined for Italy, and will beginjts march as soon s3s the melting of the deep snow on the Tyrol will permit. 'lesterday .the Annual Eleaion of Officers of the Society of Arts, Manufactures, . and Conunefee, 1 .0 „k place in theGteat Room of .this Society in, 'lll Adelphi. The busineSs began at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, when six Members were _put in no mination for the Vice-Presidents, in. the rootn of the Earl of Liverpool (deceased), and T; Rowcroft, Esti. Alderman (resigned). The Quditiates were, .his . Grace the Duke of Bedford, Marquis' of Stafford, J. 3. Angerstein, Esq. J. C. Curwen, M. P, T.w mas Hope, Esq. and 'Richard Wilson, Esq., `tw, Duke of Bedford was.. eletied in room of the Earl of Liverpool, and J. C. Cur Wen, M. P. instead of 'Alderman Rowcroft. In the ballot for Chairman * of the several Co.nmittees i E. Bancroft; M. l). W:ls elected Chairman of the Committee on Cortespt nd. ence, and Papers, in the place of A: Esq. resigned. In the Committee of Polite Arts, J. u. Chambers, Esq. instead of j. ?taxman, Esq. ‘11•. A. resigned. In Mechanics, T. Gill, Esq. for.T. Joiws, Esq.; Dr.C. Taylor, Secretary; Mr, T. Woodf.iii, Assistant Secretary ; Miss .A. B. Cockingc,,!louse, keeper.; and Mr. Robert Elwin were also re.clect.: ed, according, to. annual custom. The aitniversiiry dinner of, the Society was afterwards held-at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, where his Grace the Duke of N , vfells., President of the Society, took the course of 1110.0.t.canig prime toasts were drunk, and Diguum, prekasionai.iiner, joioed' their vocal talt' Mil' 10 tilki).. port the convi,viality ‘ of the compahy. 1 Noble Vice-Presidents of the Society were: On Tuesday evening, about eight o'clor!,•:! , :\;r. Furlong, of Tower-street, was returning itht'n ping Forest, in a one-horse chaise, he witi'stopf.,:d by three footpads near Snareshrook, one (it tt it;.,111 seized the horse by the headi theother two demap,i ed The Gertiletitan s Money, presenting pistols at t tie same time. Two Gentlemen on' horseback cone; g up, the villains made a precipitate re,tre:it j. and at though immediate pursuit was made after them, they effeaed their escape. n lognisition was taken on Tuesday at ilLe. Mount, in Mount-tow, 'ou the, body cafe j, : 1 , ;) )(camas, coachman to Lord Eardley, who met Wg death on the preceding. day by sutrueation. It ,ip peared that Lord Eaniley's stables hal been washed; and on -Saturdaynint, eta thy, going to ,bed over the siables, ut-Lcle a are, to avoid the datnp, and in the morilind . tonnd dead froursuffocAtioa..—Nrcraitt, 4,4 1 (lento/ Dtat)r',